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Management and structure

UMC Utrecht has an Executive Board with a Chair, a Dean/Vice-Chair, and two members. The Board members jointly ensure the integral implementation of the policy on healthcare, research, and education. In addition, a Supervisory Board is in charge of overseeing everything that happens at UMC Utrecht. The tasks and competencies of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board are defined in the administrative regulations. Within the Executive Board, we have established a portfolio allocation.  

Chair

  • General UMC Utrecht-wide strategy  

  • Strategy regarding healthcare and healthcare innovation  

  • Strategic partnerships  

  • Communication  

  • HRM policy  

  • Medical follow-up training  

  • Works Council/Client Council/Staff Assembly/VAR  

Dean/vice-chair 

  • Education and research  

  • Academic cooperation    

  • Internationalization of research and education  

  • Valorization  

  • Focal points  

  • Education & Research Council and Student Representative Council 

Executive Board Member  

  • Finance & Information Technology  

  • Operations  

  • Facilities  

  • Procurement  

  • Sustainability  

  • ICT  

Executive Board Member  

  • Strategic operational management  

  • Integrated capacity management  

  • Quality & Patient Safety  

  • Operationalization of strategic partnerships  

  • Digital transformation 

Organizational chart

The University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) is a legal entity established under Article 1.4 and Chapter 12 of the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW).  

All activities at UMC Utrecht related to the commercialization of patentable inventions and the creation of spin-off companies fall under UMC Utrecht Holding B.V. UMC Utrecht Holding B.V. pioneers innovation and knowledge valorization through patent control, the licensing of knowledge or participation in BVs where knowledge is developed further, and provides services (care-related innovations that do not involve any patents or licenses). UMC Utrecht is the sole owner of UMC Utrecht Holding B.V. 

The public-law entity UMC Utrecht is accredited under the Healthcare Institutions Accreditation Act (Wet toelating zorginstellingen, WTZi) and applies the Governance code for Healthcare. UMC Utrecht is registered at the Chamber of Commerce under CoC number 30244197 and company number 000023527250. 

Management philosophy

The management philosophy of UMC Utrecht is based on three lines of responsibility:  

  1. Divisions and departments are according to the first line wholly responsible for their own operational process and risk control. Through self-monitoring they supervise how effectively they are doing it with regard to policy and strategic frameworks.  

  2. Directorates are in the second line responsible, together with healthcare professionals, for taking the strategic goals of UMC Utrecht, operational risks and laws and regulations that apply to their – content supporting – field, and translating it into policy. The focal points do this in the field of health care, research and education. In coordination with the divisions, they issue a backed proposal that is submitted to the Executive Board for decision. Departments and focal points advise/facilitate the first line in the implementation of policy and monitor the organization-wide execution thereof. The second line monitors implementation and reports this to the first line, including the Executive Board.  

  3. The Executive Board is responsible for the strategy of the organization and is wholly responsible for business operations, compliance with laws and regulations and standard frameworks, and the achievement of strategic goals. The Executive Board is supported in this by an internal audit section that, based on an annually drafted audit plan, tests whether risks in the organization are sufficiently controlled, and where there may be areas for improvement.   

A number of UMC Utrecht-wide consultation structures facilitate and structure the coordination between Division Managers, Executive Board members, Strategic Consultation, Operational UMC Utrecht Consultation, Operational Consultation, Education Consultation, and Research Consultation. 

Executive Board

Prof. C.G.J.M. (Carina) Hilders, Chair (until 24 February 2026) 

Carina Hilders (1965) became Chair of the Executive Board of UMC Utrecht in August 2024. In this role, she gives shape to the modernization of UMC Utrecht. She is an endowed professor in Medical Management and Leadership at Erasmus University in Rotterdam.    

Carina Hilders held the following additional positions in 2025: 

  • Board member of NFU (unremunerated)  

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Sanquin (remunerated)  

  • Ambassador for Health Hub Utrecht (unremunerated)  

  • Chair of Bestuurstafel Gezond Utrecht (unremunerated)  

  • Chair of ROAZ Midden-Nederland (unremunerated)  

  • Board member of Oncomid (unremunerated)  

  • Member of the Advisory Board of Stichting TIME OUT (unremunerated) 

Prof. L. (Louis) Bont, Dean and Vice-Chair (as of December 1, 2025)

Louis Bont (1970) became Dean and Vice-Chair of the Executive Board of UMC Utrecht on December 1, 2025. He is a non-practicing pediatric infectious disease immunologist and Professor of Respiratory Infections in Childhood. 

Louis Bont held the following additional positions in 2025:

  • Board Member UMC Utrecht & Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Foundation (unremunerated) 

  • Chair of the ReSViNET Foundation (unremunerated) 

  • Board member of the InFECT-NL Foundation (unremunerated) 

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of anDREa BV (unremunerated) 

  • Chair of the Supervisory Board, European Clinical Research Alliance on Infectious Diseases (ECRAID) (unremunerated)

Prof. A.W. (Arno) Hoes, Dean and Vice-Chair (until December 1, 2025)

Arno Hoes (1958) served as Dean and Vice-Chair of the Executive Board of UMC Utrecht from June 1, 2019 to December 1, 2025. He is a professor of Clinical Epidemiology and General Practice at Utrecht University. 

Arno Hoes held the following additional positions in 2025:  

  • Member of the advisory commission, Dutch Association for Epidemiology (VvE) (unremunerated)   

  • Chair of the Supervisory Board, Dutch Cardiovascular Association (DCVA) (unremunerated)   

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of UMC Utrecht Holding B.V. (unremunerated)   

  • Chair of the Supervisory Board, European Clinical Research Alliance on Infectious Diseases (ECRAID) (unremunerated)  

  • Chair of the Supervisory Board, anDREa B.V. (digital research environment) (unremunerated)  

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Center for One Health (position-related, unremunerated) 

  • Member of the Heart Failure Guidelines Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (work-related, unremunerated) 

  • Member of the editorial board, European Journal of Heart Failure (unremunerated) 

  • Member of the ESC Heart Failure editorial board (unremunerated)  

 Ms. J.C.E. (Josefien) Kursten, member for finance, buildings and operations  

Josefien Kursten (1973) became member for finance, buildings and digitalization on the Executive Board of UMC Utrecht on January 1, 2022.  

Josefien Kursten held the following additional positions in 2025: 

  • Member of the Acceleration Board in Healthcare (unremunerated) 

  • Member of the Supervisory Board Witte Kruis (remunerated)

  • Lecturer for Erasmus Center for Healthcare Management (unremunerated) 

  • General Board member, Vereniging Samenwerkingsverband Uithofbeheer (unremunerated) 

Mr. J.W.R. (Remco) van Lunteren, member for operational control   

Remco van Lunteren (1977) became member for operational control on the Executive Board of UMC Utrecht on November 1, 2021. 

Remco van Lunteren held the following additional positions in 2025:  

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of A15 Pharmacy (qualitate qua) until December 1, 2025  

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Utrecht Science Park (qualitate qua)  

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Utrechtzorg (unremunerated)  

  • Chair of the Supervisory Board of Stichting PALLAS/NRG (remunerated)   

  • Chair, Vereniging Oud Statenleden Provincie Utrecht (unremunerated)  

  • Member of the Supervisory Board, Oncode Accelerator (unremunerated) 

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Z-CERT (remunerated) 

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board is responsible for maintaining continuous oversight of all matters concerning UMC Utrecht. The Supervisory Board oversees the Executive Board, the policies pursued, and the societal interests of the organization. In addition, the Supervisory Board advises the Executive Board of UMC Utrecht and also acts as the employer of the board members. These tasks and competencies are described in more detail in the administrative regulations of UMC Utrecht. 

Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). The Supervisory Board draws up a general profile for its composition, with attention to expertise, skills, and diversity. The Supervisory Board includes members with extensive experience and expertise in patient care, education and research, governance, (financial) operations, facilities, and digitalization.    

Six committees advise the Supervisory Board in their respective fields and help prepare the Supervisory Board for its decision-making tasks. The Supervisory Board is responsible for decision-making.   

The six committees are:   

  • HR & Governance 

  • Defense 

  • Audit & Risk 

  • Buildings  

  • Education and Research 

  • Quality of Care and Patient Safety  

The composition of the Supervisory Board was modified in 2025. As of May 1, Michel Ruijterman joined the Supervisory Board as a general member with an IT and digitalization profile. Michel Ruijterman also joined the Audit Committee. 

With her first term nearing its end, Anne‑Mei The announced in early 2025 that her increasing international commitments were becoming difficult to combine with her supervisory role at UMC Utrecht. She therefore decided not to seek a second four-year term. To ensure continuity and due to her involvement in ongoing matters, she was reappointed from June 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026, a decision approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The Supervisory Board subsequently initiated the recruitment and selection process for her successor, with intensive involvement from the Client Council, with the aim of appointing a new member in 2026. As of March 15, 2026, Angela Maas joined the Supervisory Board as a new member. 

The composition of the Supervisory Board of UMC Utrecht was as follows in 2025:   

Mr. H.M.T. (Henk) Broeders, Chair (first term, ending 06-01-2027)  

  • Chair of the Governance and HR committee (as of December 2024)  

  • Member of the Defense committee  

Previous main position: senior partner at McKinsey & Company  

Henk Broeders holds the following additional positions:  

  • Vice Chair, Supervisory Board, PGGM  

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of the Salvation Army Foundation Wellbeing & Healthcare / Salvation Army Youth Protection and Reclassification   

  • Chair of the Board of Stichting Steun Amsterdam UMC Alzheimer Centrum  

  • Chair of the Board of Stichting Hanarth Fonds  

  • Member of the Board of Stichting Adore

  • Member of the Advisory Board, Hersenonderzoek.nl  

  • Member of the Advisory Board, ABOARD consortium  

  • Member of the investors’ advisory committee, Aescap  

Mr. D. (Dave) del Canho, Vice-Chair as of 1 May 2025 (second term, end date 01-05-2030) 

  • Chair of the Audit committee  

  • Member of the Buildings committee  

Primary position: managing partner at Del Canho & Engelfriet B.V.  

Dave del Canho holds the following additional positions:  

  • Member of the Supervisory Board, Blue Sky Group    

  • Executive Board Member of the Cor van Zadelhoff Fund 

  • Member of the Supervisory Board, Verzetsmuseum (until July 1, 2025)

  • Ambassador for the National Holocaust Museum  

  • Chair of the WKZ Fund 

  • Member of the SupervisoryBoard of BDO Netherlands (as of January 26, 2026) 

Mr. J.H. (Han) van Gelder, general member (second term, ending 10-1-2028)  

  • Chair of the Defense committee  

Previous primary post: Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Finance 

Prof. B.A.M. (Anne-Mei) The, general member (first term, ending 5-31-2025)  

  • Chair of the Education and Research committee  

  • Member of the Quality of Care and Patient Safety committee  

Primary positions:  

  • Instigator and owner of Tao of Care B.V.  

  • Endowed professor of Longterm Care and Social Approach to Dementia, with a special focus on diversity, VU  

Anne-Mei The holds the following additional positions:  

  • Regent RCOAK (Rooms Catholyck Oude Armenkantoor Foundation), an equity fund   

  • Advisor to the In mijn Buurt Foundation  

  • Advisor to Minister Ursell Arends of Transport, Integrity, Nature and the Elderly, Aruba  

Ms M.B.E. (Monique) Maarsen, general member (first term, ending 09-01-2027)  

  • Chair of the Buildings committee  

  • Member of the Audit committee  

Primary position: Managing Director, Maarsen Group  

Monique Maarsen holds the following additional positions:  

  • Executive Board member, Carré Fund  

  • Supervisory Board member, SADC NV  

  • Executive Board member, Het Jeroen Pithuis Foundation  

  • Committee Member of Human Rights Watch - Netherlands  

  • Member of the Recommendation Committee, Artsen voor Kinderen Foundation  

  • Executive Board member, Koninklijke Hollandse Wetenschap Maatschappij (KHWM) 

Prof. G.L. (Geraline) Leusink, general member (first term, ending on 10-01-2028)  

  • Chair of the Quality of Care and Patient Safety committee  

  • Member of the Education and Research committee  

Primary position: Chair of the Executive Board of Rijnstate (until October 1, 2025) 

Geraline Leusink holds the following additional positions: 

  • Member of the Supervisory Board, Pluryn  

  • Professor of Medicine in a Primary Care Setting, Radboudumc  

Mr. Ir. C.L.M. (Michel) Ruijterman, General Member (first term, end date 01-10-2028) 

  • Member of the Audit committee 

Primary position: CIO of ASN Bank

Michel Ruijterman holds the following additional positions: 

  • Member of the Strategic Advisory Board of Fontys ICT  

  • Board Member of Enjoycleaningup   

Activities of the Supervisory Board 

In 2025, the Supervisory Board was extensively briefed by the Executive Board on developments related to current themes such as the transformation of the organization, the procurement and implementation of a new ERP system, efficiency, and renovation and new construction projects. Where necessary, in-depth thematic sessions and working meetings were organized to support careful decision-making. In total, six regular meetings were held with the Executive Board. In addition, the members of the Supervisory Board attended committee meetings. In 2025, the Supervisory Board organized supervision through consultations with the external auditor and advisory and representative bodies, newsletters, team-building, work visits, and a self-appraisal. The Chair of the Supervisory Board moreover participated in Chair consultations of the joint supervisory boards of UMCs.

The Supervisory Board also focused on strengthening its composition through the recruitment and selection of a new member with an IT and digitalization profile. The Board was pleased to welcome Michel Ruijterman in May, whose expertise provides a meaningful and effective contribution to its oversight role. 

In the autumn, recruitment and selection began for a new member with a Research and Education profile, in preparation for the departure of Anne-Mei The in January 2026. The Client Council of UMC Utrecht was closely involved in this process. As of March 15, 2026, Angela Maas joined the Supervisory Board as a new member.

The Supervisory Board was also involved in the farewell of Arno Hoes in December 2025. In parallel, the Supervisory Board initiated the recruitment and selection process for his successor, who was ultimately found in Louis Bont as of December 1.  

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